Garment bag



.5epi 1, 1936.

H; LONDON GARMENT BAG Fil ed July 16, 1955 2 Sheets-5heet 1 Sept. 1, 1936. LONDON 2,052,932

GARMENT BAG I Filed July 16, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 1, 1936 GARMENT BAG Harry London, blew York, N. Y., assignor to Al-lon Manufacturing 00., Inc., Baltimore,

Application July 16, 1935, Serial No. 31,687

10 Claims.

This invention relates to a garment bag and has for=its object to provide a garment bag especially intended for supporting articles of clothing to protect them. from the'dust. An im- 5'. portant feature of this invention is that the protective covering may be completely collapsed away from the supporting arm so as to allow easy access thereto for removing or replacing garments. t

Garment :bags of this general nature are well known in the art,'one common form being the provision of a slit. along 'the'side of the bag which is'closable either by buttons or separable fasteners of the slider type. An important disadvan- "tage of such former bags is, however, that the opening is extremely limited and that it is difficult and'inconvenient to remove and replace garments within the bag. 1

A further important feature of the invention is 20:. thatthe garment bag, when emptied, can be folded to a very-small volume and lie substantially flat so that it may be easily transported or stored, occupying a minimum amount of space.

A further important feature is that the bag 25: in open position allows access to the garment from all sides instead of merely through a slit in the side of the bag. In open position, the bag is guided by a plurality of flexible supports to rest at the bottom of the bag; The bag is easily closed by merely raising the'bag along the flexible supports/to the top member where it is quickly secured;

With the foregoing and other objectsinview, as will hereinafter become apparent-this invention comprises the constructions, combinations,

and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth,

disclosed and claimed;

In the drawings, Figure I is an elevational view partly broken away, of the garment bag of this invention.

' Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through 'Fig. 1',

Figure 3 is a top plan viewof Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the, bag in open position, j

Figure 5- is a sectional view on line 55 of Figure 3,

Figure 6 is a sectional'viewon line 6-6 of Figure 3, Figure'l is a detailed view showing the garment bag supporting hook in folding position,

Figure 8 is a section on line 8--8 of Figure 3, and a Figure 9 is a perspective view of the bag in folded position for storage transportation.

There is shown at II) the garment bag of this invention. This garment-bag I includes a top rectangular panel II to the center of which is secured a supporting hook I2; by means ofa hollow socket I3 which as shown, is fastened to the panel I I by any suitable means, such as rivets IA. The hook I2, terminates in anenlargement or ball I thereby securing the hook to the socket and thus to the panel.

The socket I3, it will be observed, is provided 10 with a slot I6 therebypermittingthe hook I2 to lie over flat in collapsed position as shown in Fig. '7. 0n the bottom of the panel II there is provided a clothes hanger hook receiving bar I! which is pivoted-to a supporting'plate I8 secured to the bottomof panel. As it will be observed from Figure 7, this arm I! may be pivoted to a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the panel I I, thereby permitting the folding up of the garment'bag ID as in Figure 9. Extend- 291.

ing through each corner of the rectangular panel II is a flexible member I9 which may be in the form of a fabric string or braided wire or the like. The flexible member I9 extends through the panel II and is anchored thereto by means of beads 20.

A similar rectangular panel 2| is secured to the lower ends of the flexible members I9, which are sufficiently long to permit a full length garment to be supported on the usual clothes hanger 10..

23 depending from the supporting arm IT. The flexible members I9 may be secured to the panel 2| in any suitable manner either by beads similar to the bead or by eyelets 22 fastened at each corner thereof as shown. A fabric bag 23 will have its-lower edge secured .under the panel 2|. A stiffening rectangular frame 24 is secured within a hem formed at the upper edge of the fabric bag 23 and guiding eyelets 25 are formed at each corner of the frame 24 and edge of the bag 23. At opposite sides of the panel II are located a pair of snap fingers 26, the fingers being secured to the tops of the panel II as at 21.

In operation, the garment bag is supported by means of the hook I2 by any convenient overhead support, such as a clothes bar in a closet or the like. By vmerely pulling either snap finger 26 outwardly the rectangular frame 24 will be released therefrom and carry the bag 23 downwardly to the collapsed open position shown in r Fig. f1, the guiding eyelets 25 causing the frame 24 to remain in the plane substantially parallel to the planes ofthe panels I I and 2I. Loose articles of clothing may be placed on the panel 2I as shown in Figure 2 and other articles of clothing supported on clothes hangers 28, it being observed that the clothes hanger supporting bar I! is bent into the form of a plurality of waves 29 spaced apart a sufficient distance to allow each clothes hanger 28 and its supported article of clothing to remain substantially out of contact with the adjoining article of clothing. When the article of clothing has been removed-and re: placed and it is desiredto make the garment'bag dustproof again, the frame 24 is merely grasped brought into contact with the snap fingers 26. It'

necessary to remove or replace 7 is again released and repIaeedQZ' It will be observed from' Figure that when hfing smoothly without creasing the same while rgmoving or replacing-it. Furth'ermore, any one o the articles of clothing maybe'removed without disturbing the remainingar-ticles of clothing due to the easy'access from allfo'ur sides.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparent-from the foregoing description. While the'dvice has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obvious that this invention is not to be considered limited to the exact form disclose'd and'that' changes may be made therein-within the" scope of what is claimed'without departing from thespirit of the invention, Having thus set forth and disclosed the na ture'of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A fabric bag comprising an upper panel having means for supporting clothing thereto, a lower panel, flexible securing means supporting said lower panel "in spaced relatio'n to said up-' per panel, a fabric bag'having its lower edge 5e cured to said'lower panel, and means for detach ably securing the upper edge of said fabric bag to-sa'id upperpanel, means on the upperedge of said fabric "bag cooperating with said flexible supporting means to guide the upper edge; of the fabric bag in its movement betweenthe'closed' and opened 'position,"said cooperating means inof the fabric bag, and-eyelet means extending from the stiffening frame about said flexible supporting means. 1

2; A fabric bagi comprising an upper panel having means for supportingclothing thereto, a lower panel, a flexible securing means sup-'- porting said lowerpanel in'spaced' relation to said upper panel, afabric 'bag'having itsloweredge "secured to said lower panelfmea'nsffor detach ably securinglthe' upper edge of said fabric bag to said upper panel, means on the upper edge of said fabricbag cooperating with said flexible supporting means to'gu'id the upper edge of the fabric bag in its movement between the closed and opened position, sa'idcooperating mean's in eluding a stiffening frame about the upper edge of the fabric bag, said detachable securing means comprising a pair of spring fingerssecur'edl to opposite edges of said upper'panel and adaptedto snap over thejstiifening'frame' on the upper edge of said fabric'bag to hol'd'said upper edge 70 in bag closing position.

3. A dust proof garmentprotection bag comprising an upper panel member and a lower panel member, flexible means securingsaid panel mem'' bers together in spaced apart relation, and a fabric bag having one 'edge'securedTtooneof at its short sides and raised vertically until,

will then hold it in raised position as in 2 I. 1 when another article it w Y securableltoithe ,other'of said panels, said other edge'having a stiffening frame secured thereto, the bag 23 is in the collapsed open position full access is allowed for removing'and replacing the anticles of clothing so that each article vmay be;

eluding a stiffening frame about the upper edge said panels and having the other edge detachably securable to the other of said panels, said other between opened and closed position, said stifiening frame including eyelet members embracing said flexible supporting means. 7

LA dust'proof, garment protection bag com-l prising an upper panel member and a lower panel .'-member, flexible means securing said panel members together in spaced apart relation, and a fab'ric'bag having one edge secured to one of saidpanels and havingthe other edge'detachably said stiffening frame being in cooperative relaing frame including eyelet members embracing said flex'iblesupporting means, andspring fingers cooperating. with said" stiffening frameand ment bag iriclosed'position. a

5..'A garment bag comprisingan luppermemberya lower member, meansforsupporting the lower member in spaced relation to said upper me'mben: a: collapsible tbag operatively confined between the members, a rigid frame carried by the upper edge oflthe'bag, said frame being releasably-wsecuredto' said upper member when said bag is' in .fullyextended condition.

6.. A garment; bag comprising an upper member, a lower member, :meansfor. supporting the lower member in spaced "relation .to said upper membena collapsible and slidable bag operatively confined betweenthe members, a rigid frame carried by the upper edge-of the bag, saidrframe having guide means cooperating with said supporting means, 'and'releasable means for supporting the frame" on the upper member.

one of said panel members forholdingsaid gar- .'7.. A receptacle comprising an upper member, a-

movement relative the'retoyand means slidably connecting the bag to saidsupporting means.

'8."A:receptacle comprising an upper member, a'lowerlmember, means for supporting the lower member in spaced relation to said upper member, a collapsible bag operatively enclosing the space between said members, said bag having a mouth releasablylsecured'to. onepf said members for movement relative-thereto, andguide means on said bag slidably connected tosaid supporting;

means. r,

9. A receptacle comprising a pair or members and means for supporting same in spaced relation, a' collapsible bag operatively. enclosing the space between said members and having a mouth,

movable relative'to one ofisaidmembers, guide means carried by-said mouth, said guide" means slidably connected to said supporting means and releasably secured-to said one, member' 10. A receptacle comprising a pair of members and means for supporting same in i spaced relation, a collapsible bag operatively enclosingthe' space 'between 'the members; ,said bag having, a

mouth and 'a'lguide framei'carri'ed thereby, said-- framek being' slidably COIIIIBGtEdT to said supporting means, and releasable means securingisa-id frame'to'onelof said members; 7 f V {3:5,- HARRYLONDON'; 

